Effect of ionising (gamma) radiation on female Anopheles arabiensis.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
; 111(1): 38-40, 2017 01 01.
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ABSTRACT
Background:
In a mosquito sterile insect technique programme the ideal scenario is to release male mosquitoes only. However, because there are currently no sex separation strategies which guarantee total female elimination, this study investigated the effect of irradiation on physiological and reproductive fitness of females of an Anopheles arabiensis genetic sexing strain.Methods:
Female pupae were irradiated at 70 Gy and the effects of irradiation on adult emergence, longevity, blood-feeding capability, mating ability, fecundity and fertility were assessed. Results andconclusion:
Irradiation reduced adult emergence and fecundity but did not affect adult survivorship, mating and blood feeding ability, which suggests that irradiated female mosquitoes can transmit disease pathogens.Palavras-chave
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Pupa
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Controle de Mosquitos
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Raios gama
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Insetos Vetores
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Anopheles
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
África do Sul